22 Mar 2013
In February 2013, FotoFest, the Houston, Texas-based international non-profit arts organization (www.fotofest.org) organized a new original exhibition, Crónicas: Seven Mexican Artists Confront the Drug War More
6 Dec 2012
On Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at 12pm, OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza planted a tree, just moments away from the White House in Washington DC, raising awareness of ongoing violence in Mexico and acting as a symbol of perseverance amidst a destabilizing reality. More
7 Nov 2012
After 4 years of plantings around the world PPP returned to Culiacán. At El Jardín Botánico Culiacán, where the project originated, More
7 Nov 2012
Palas Por Pistolas’ is in it’s second phase and has launched a bi-national campaign to make communities safer. Our mission is achieved through only one very specific procedure, which is to turn weapons into shovels to plant trees. More
10 Oct 2012
Palas por Pistolas was invited alongside Pedro to do a planting to commemorate the Art in Embassies 50th Anniversary in 2012-2013. Art in Embassies at the Department of State will present a yearlong series of innovative programs More
10 Jul 2012
On June 15, 2012, the Weatherspoon Art Museum opened the exhibition, Zone of Contention: The U.S./Mexico Border, which focuses on artists’ investigations of issues related to this geographic area and the subsequent impact upon Greensboro and the state of North Carolina. More
30 Nov 2011
Chris King from Mable Meadow recently got in touch with us with the following update and a new picture.
17 Oct 2011
Coming in September 2011, Creative Time, NY, presents the ‘Living as Form‘ Exhibition, curated by Nato Thompson. ’Living as Form’, is a collaboration of of 25 curators and over 100 artists from around the globe. Palas por Pistolas will be shown as part of the exhibition, whose thematic base is socially engaging practices. A tree planting will also take place during the exhibition.
16 Oct 2011
In September 2011 The Contemporary Art Forum Kitchener and Area, in collaboration with Musagetes, hosted Reyes as a speaker for the ‘Big Ideas in Art and Culture’ seminar, at the River Run Center in Guelph. More
5 Jul 2011
The town of Dinard, Brittany France, hosted the Hope! Exhibition at Palais des Arts in the Summer of 2010. Curated by Ashok Adiceam, the exhibition was to reveal the thread of hope and the great march of artists from 1960 to present. Palas por Pistolas was among works divided into four phases; the Genesis, the Exodus, the Apocalypse and Grace More
1 Jun 2011
Onlookers and community members gathered at Boston’s ‘Wake Up the Earth Festival’ as the community held a memorial for victims of gun violence.
The tree planting took place near the basketball courts, where 3 years earlier a fatal shooting took the life of 20-year old Luis “Mata” Troncoso. The ceremony was the project of the Jamaica Plain’s Urbano project and was a fitting tribute for the community. The Urbano Project first held Reyes’ Palas por Pistolas in December 2010 at it’s Brewery Complex Gallery. More
15 Sep 2010
The Ballroom Marfa hosted the ‘In Lieu of Unity‘ Exhibition, Marfa Texas, bringing together artists, citizens, residents and emigrants who have a sustained interest in social relations and their art practices. The focus of the exhibition was on the relationships between individuals and the collectives they form and moreover what it means to be “together”. More
27 Aug 2010
As part of the 2010 Biennale of the Americas, the Denver Art Musuem hosted the ‘The Nature of Things’ curated by Paola Santascoy. Installed in the newly renovated McNichol’s Building, Reyes’ Palas por Pistolas was featured among 24 artists, architects and designers from North, South and Central America. More
28 Dec 2009
The Lyon Biennale, curated by Hou Hanru, and entitled, ‘The Spectacle of the Everyday’, not only exhibited the shovels and videos but also organized one of the largest plantings to date. The site couldn’t have been better; the ward of a Children’s Hospital. More
26 Sep 2008
The Urban Forestry in San Francisco’s Department of Public Works, in collaboration with Friends of the Urban Forest, is the third installment of Reyes’ Palas por Pistolas project. The San Francisco Art Institute exhibited Reyes’ work as part of their ‘Conlict Resolution‘ Exhibition; a two man show by Pedro Reyes and Teddy Cruz.
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